sprudeln

[ˈʃpʁuːdl̩n]

/[ˈʃpʁuːdl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“sprudeln” is uncommon German (frequency #54,904 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,904
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit etwas Druck (und ungerichtet) entweichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprudeln · sprudeln · German

sprudeln · rank #54,904 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,904
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sprachunterri…

Nearest frequency peer: Sprachunterricht (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „sprudeln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „sprudeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sprudeln
PropertyValue
Headwordsprudeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpʁuːdl̩n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,904
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sprudeln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sprudelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sprachunterricht“ (#54,903), „sprüht“ (#54,905), „Spinnern“ (#54,901). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sprudeln“ bei #54,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sprudeln is uncommon German at frequency #54,904 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃpʁuːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sprudeln, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sprudeln, spelled S-P-R-U-D-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas Druck (und ungerichtet) entweichen
  2. 2
    aufschäumen, sich bewegen und auch Bläschen bilden
  3. 3
    schnell viele Worte aussprechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sprudeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Öl sprudelt ungehindert ins Meer.
  2. Das Wasser ist da drüben aus der Spalte im Fels gesprudelt.

This word in other languages

gush(English)brotar(Español)jaillir(Français)brotar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sprudeln"?
"sprudeln" is spelled S-P-R-U-D-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁuːdl̩n].
What does "sprudeln" mean?
As a verb, "sprudeln" means: mit etwas Druck (und ungerichtet) entweichen
How do you pronounce "sprudeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sprudeln" is [ˈʃpʁuːdl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sprudeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sprudeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spinnern#54,901Stahlbau#54,909sonniges#54,895startest#54,913

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list